Just one more reason to elect courageous Democrats who will expand the court and neutralize the MAGA majority.

The Roberts court will strike even THAT down!

They would just "reinterpret" it, like they did with Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

And it was correct - state courts cannot adjudicate disqualification for federal offices, only federal courts can.

Otherwise, Biden/Harris would have been removed from the ballot in several red states.

Not to mention Obama.

It'll be struck down at minimum 7-2.

Well, good luck with that with this SCOTUS on the bench. Even when it's spelled out in the Constitution.

concentrating the opportunity for rigging elections in the central counting mechanism of each state. We're going to do this with computer ballots? This will solidify the Senate like a sink drain. No one will listen to anyone other than the presidential candidates. Fewer people will vote, they will feel their vote doesn't count. You think my one vote will make a difference in 50 states? State specific issues will become irrelevant. The national parties will set policy - for everyone.

In close elections, and we’ve had a few in just this century alone, the votes of small states could make quite a difference in who wins or loses the popular vote, and thus, the election.

Then, why would the small states do that (or anything) when they are not being equally represented in the Congress, and therefore have no way to advocate for themselves within it?

It is not equality when the large states have all the leverage. Regardless of that fact, each state should have an equal say in our society.

If we don't want equality, then we need to stop touting it as a virtue of the nation and lying about our reverence of it.

And in congress, that wouldn’t change.

Shifting to electing the president by popular vote would be a move towards equality- per person.

It appears to be more 'equal footing' than 'outsized'.

Is that what bothers the large states so much?

Having to treat the smaller states as equals?

To be honest, I am fine with the President being elected solely by popular vote.

But, this constant desire to remove the equal footing that the smaller states have is getting a bit concerning. Creating a bias in the way Congress operates by letting the large states always win everything is no different than having a 'super majority' in both chambers. We don't seem to like the one. Why are we so enamored of the other?

There is also the fact that most of the 'small states' are on the north east coast. So, it would not just be a bias against certain states, it would be a bias against an entire section of the country.

But hey... what do I know?

Surely you must know that.

The house should be expanded to provide better per capita representation as well.

By population, the “small” states are not on the east coast, but in the rural heart land - WY, MT come to mind.

Congressional votes are always state-by-state.

-what you are even talking about?

Then, what will you do? Write them a strongly worded letter.

keeping the filibuster, also support the EC. I don't see it going away any time soon, filibuster will need to go first. Republicans would certainly filibuster to the death, they correctly fear the popular vote as demographics keep changing.

They are not going to allow a popular vote.

Yes, I know there are constitutional problems with certain interstate compacts, but an expanded court would reduce the odds of these laws being overturned.

it never won the popular vote totals

The few should not be making decisions for the many.

I just wanted to let you know that this stuff you find, these articles and research pieces, they’re extremely helpful in keeping us plugged in to trends, personalities, and the news, local, regional, nationally, and world/planet-wide. VERY educational. It’s REALLY powerful ammo.

Makes us think.

It keeps me up on what's going on, especially with 45 there.

themselves to the EC so badly, they can (and should) go down with it.

Sick and tired of keeping around this unpopular, antiquated, and incredibly anti-democratic system.

Minority rule flies in the face of democratic principles as first envisioned by Aristotle.

Solid red

You saw that in 2020. It's just that the legislature is so gerrymandered that any changes would be difficult.

In the enabling legislation, just spell out the appointment of electors without mentioning any other state. That will satisfy Article II Section I without implicating the compact provision.

But I suspect this will fall apart if a state like California or New York ever required its electors to vote for a Republican. They'd probably repeal the legislation prior to the election if that was a likely outcome.

I like this alot. Especially in both majority blue and red states where people may feel like they have no voice. It would also give swing state voters a break from the scorched earth left in the wake of some of these campaigns.

And the fact that this would have prevented both Bush 2000 and Trump 2016 is just a celestial bonus.

If we can't get rid of the EC, at least stop electing by land mass instead of voters.

…we’re still in the same boat.